Genoa

See also: genoa

English

Etymology

From Latin Genua, as the city was known by the ancient Ligurians; probably from the Ancient Ligurian word for "knee", from Proto-Indo-European *ǵnéwo- (“knee”), a thematic derivative of Proto-Indo-European *ǵónu, in this sense "angle," from its geographical position, thus akin to Geneva.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈdʒɛn.əʊ.ə/, /dʒɛnˈəʊ.ə/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈdʒɛn.ou.ə/, /dʒɛnˈou.ə/

Proper noun

Genoa

  1. A province of Liguria, Italy.
  2. A city and the capital of the province of Genoa, and also the capital of Liguria.
  3. A placename in the US and elsewhere.

Usage notes

The pronunciations with the stress on the second syllable are considered nonstandard.

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